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chiller

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Etymology

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From chill +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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chiller (plural chillers)

  1. Something that chills
    1. a machine that produces cold air, either for air conditioning, to prepare chilled foods etc.
    2. a heat exchanger between a coolant and a refrigerant, to transfer heat from the coolant loop into the refrigeration system
    3. A machine that removes heat from the working fluid in a refrigeration cycle
  2. A frightening dramatic work, such as a book or film

Quotations

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  • 2002, Robert C. Summers, Lawrence J. Dyckman, Food Safety:
    Carcasses are then trimmed, rinsed, and, as the final step of the slaughter line, placed into a chiller.
  • 1991, Michael R. Pitts, Famous Movie Detectives II:
    Variety termed the film "a fairly suspenseful low-budget chiller."

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Adjective

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chiller

  1. comparative form of chill: more chill
    • 1844, Chambers's Edinburgh Journal:
      With the setting of the sun a strong breeze, every blast of which was chiller and chiller, had begun to blow, rustling with a low continuous hum . . .

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Verb

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chiller

  1. present of chille